Omni Severin Hotel

The Hotel Severin, now the Omni Severin Hotel, originally opened in 1913 as the Grand Hotel of Indianapolis. The building is a contributing property in the Indianapolis Union Station Wholesale District historic district. The hotel is located directly across Jackson Place from the Union Station head house. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[2]

Hotel Severin
Omni Severin Hotel in 2012.
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°45′49.6″N 86°9′34.5″W
Built1913
Part ofIndianapolis Union Station-Wholesale District
NRHP reference No.82000067[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1982

The hotel opened in 1913. It was built by Henry Severin Jr. with help from Indianapolis Motor Speedway founders Carl G. Fisher and James A. Allison.

The immense Austrian crystal chandelier hanging in the Severin Ballroom lobby is the original chandelier from 1913. The marble staircase is also from the original hotel. Several different owners managed the hotel until it was bought by Warren M. Atkinson in 1966. Renamed the Atkinson Hotel, the building underwent a $2.5 million renovation.

Mansur Development Corporation bought the Atkinson Hotel in July 1988 and after a $40 million high-profile restoration, the hotel reopened as the Omni Severin Hotel. The original 1913 mailbox serves as the working mailbox in the hotel. Other visible items from the original Hotel Severin are the furniture pieces located on each elevator landing of the hotel. These pieces were originally dressers in the guest rooms of the Hotel Severin. The Omni Severin is the oldest and longest operating hotel in downtown Indianapolis.

The hotel has 424 guest rooms with meeting and banquet facilities. It is a member of the Omni Hotels chain.

See also
  • List of Historic Hotels of America

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Omni Severin Hotel, Indianapolis, a Historic Hotels of America member". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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